What is IT??
 

I wanted to try posting pictures of my new creation, so I thought I would start with a What is IT?? photo.
Any guesses??

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I hope I picked the right color paint!!
More photos to follow.

:bigthink:

Looks like it's going to have a moving ram in it. Is it going to install steel fence post?

The paint looks great too!

I used an old set of Dico Tracloader tires I had so that it would not go anywhere.

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A very high-tech clutch compressor for our Cubs :biggrin2:

It will do that!! Although I had not thought of that use!!:bigthink:

miniature log splitter?

Clutch compressor? yes

Wood splitter? yes

Any other guesses?

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Judging by the background, you might need a rock crusher!:biggrin2:

I will try it for that!!

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what is it
 

Hello,I'm with Kevin as was my first guess, but right now i need a walnut cracker!:bigthink:

The name,
CAD-Tr Model 6

came from the machine being designed to Transform do at least 6 different things.

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I was going to make a log splitter to go on the cub, thinking a mounted one on a sleeve hitch run off the cub, either split from hydro or a pump run off the back of the engine. I found a 20 ton used for a good price so I will just pull it around with the cub instead. I still like the idea of one on the back, but I am betting it would be way to slow moving the cub around instead of rolling the wood to it.

How well does that splitter work? I am looking for faster ram speeds, that is the biggest problem I have with most splitters, too slow.

That is pretty cool! :beerchug:

When starting this machine I felt the most I would use a woodsplitter would be 5 days a year, if it was going to take up space it had to do something on some of those other 360 days!!

The CAD-Tr Model 6 has a slot on the end so attachments can be replaced by simply pulling a pin.

The slot accepts a piece of 1x8 hot rolled steel bar. Anything I can make out of or weld to the 1x8 steel bar can become an attachment for the Model 6.

The first attachment was the heavy wall tube (1/2" thick) shown in a previous post, to remove a shaft from a bearing or as noted could compress a Cub Cadet clutch spring!!

The second attachment I made was a 2 stage splitting wedge which will split wood into 3 pieces with each stroke.
A 3-way wedge makes quick work of oak firewood.

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Now I need recommendations as to what attachment to make next, any recommendations??

So what 6 things will it do?-------nevermind, we posted at the same time, lol

That is cool! Awesome idea and great build. Looks great!

As for fast wood splitting, it reminded me of this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bVAAx3mMKY